Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-08
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
The Common Council of the city of AL
pena met in regular session, in the Council
Room, on Monday evening, June 9th
1887, and was called to order at 1880 o'clock
by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Arthur Pack, Mayor; VIM
A. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Aldermen
Campbell and McPhee.
Journal of sessions held May 10th and
Oath, 1887, read and approved.
PETITIONS.
From A. j. Simmons and 145 others
asking the Council to order Chisholm street
paved 40 feet wide, from 9Th TO 10th street
instead Of "a feet, as contracted for.
Moved by Alderman McCandlish, sup
ported by Alderman Desjardins, that the
petition be granted and that the contractor
be instructed to pave 40 feet wide as asked
for.
Moved by Alderman Campbell as an
amendment, that the petition be laid on the
table. Carried by vote as follows: Ayes
Masters, Campbell and McPhee. Nays
Carr, McCandlish and Desjardins. The
Mayor voted in the affirmative.
From w. G. Budd asking permission to
erect sign post in front of his place of
business.
On motion of Alderman Carr the petition
was laid on the table by unanimous vote.
From Gust Hasenburg and others, ask
ing that water pipe be ordered laid on
Bismark street, from Sd to ed street. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire Depart
ment.
From Geo. Scott and 81 others, asking
that Bosley street be opened from Dock
to Mill street. Referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From James Warden and 20 others ask
ing that 9th street be cleared out and open
ed from Tawas to Cavanagh street, dis
lance of FIVE blocks. Referred to the same
committee.
From Frederick Tango and IL others,
asking the Council to compel the Alpena
City Water Co. to extend the water pipe on
I'd street to Campbell street, as ordered
heretofore.
Moved by Alderman McCandlish that the
Water Co. be ordered to lay all the water
pipe ordered during the pact two years, not
already laid, at once. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Board of Health, stating that one
of the greatest nuisances they have to con-
tend with is to prevent citizens from haul
ing out and depositing refuse and all kinds
of garbage on vacant land in the suburbs
of the city, and that they find it utterly inn
possible to stop 1t, and have to spend a
good deal of money each year in burying
such ofial. They, therefore, recommend
that burning place or crematory of some
kind be built on the pest house lot where
all such offal can be dumped and destroyed
by fire.
Moved by Alderman McCandlish that
the communication be referred to a special
committee consisting Of the Comptroller
and two Aldermen. Carried by unanimous
vote. The Mayor appointed Of said com.
mittee Aldermen Carr and Masters.
To the Hon. the Mayer and Common Obun-
eli Of the City Of Alpend.:
GESrLEMEx-As the long felt need Of a water
supply IN Evergreen cemetery, has been urgently
brought before your notice the past year, I will
make you the following proposition
pumping wind mill with large elevated tank suffi-
GENTLY large enough to supply all needs Of the
stery and will place in the cemetery nine !ol anti
And will guarantee plentiful supply Of water and
perfect working Of its pump This system is quite
extensively used in supplying villages with water
and IL perfectly reliable.
1 will place the above with full guarantee and
tho use OF ground for pump free for the term OF
ten no. years for three hundred and fifty dollars
1850 or will place the pump, pipe and hydrants
as above mentioned at my own expense and risk
and look after IL for two hundred dollars $4,000 the
first year and hundred dollars 1900 per year for
each successive year, same not 10 be less than a
term OF five years.
Very Respectfully
ALBERT C. FROST.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
second offer made in Mr.. Frost's communi-
cation be accepted and that the Comptroller
be and is hereby instructed to enter into a
contract with said Frost for the term of
five years. Carried by vote as follows:
Ayes-Carr, Masters, Desiardins, Campbell
and McPhee. Nays-McCandlish.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller, recommending